El Salvador Passes IMF Review With Flying Colors Despite Its Bitcoin Purchases

The IMF reached a staff-level consensus on El Salvador’s performance in meeting the conditions required to receive a new disbursement. Regarding bitcoin, efforts will be made to ensure that the total amount of the cryptocurrency owned remains unchanged. El Salvador Overcomes IMF Review With a ‘Strong Performance’ The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the … Read more

El Salvador Overtakes North Korea in Bitcoin Holdings After Lazarus Group’s Reduction

Two weeks prior, North Korea’s cybercriminal network Lazarus Group maintained a stash of 7,813 BTC—then worth $856 million. Since that point, the group has liquidated approximately 1,938 BTC, shedding more than $212 million in value. As a result of this reduction, El Salvador now outranks Pyongyang, claiming the title of the fourth-largest sovereign bitcoin holder. … Read more

Success: El Salvador Boasts Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin Revenue

El Salvador, the first country to introduce bitcoin as legal tender, has experienced significant success with its cryptocurrency experiment. President Nayib Bukele, a bitcoin enthusiast, has disclosed the revenue that the country has achieved with its “one bitcoin a day” reserve strategy. On social media, Bukele posted an image showing that El Salvador has $357 … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: I’m Convinced: Bukele Outsmarted the IMF, Even if We Don’t Know How

Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how President Nayib Bukele has continued to purchase bitcoin, complying with the IMF policies of non-bitcoin accumulation established in their credit facility deal. Latam Insights Encore: Bukele Outsmarted The IMF While … Read more

Latam Insights: Strategy Rises in Brazil; El Salvador Continues to Buy Bitcoin

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, Oranje rises as Latam’s Strategy’s copycat, El Salvador will continue to buy bitcoin despite the IMF’s deal, and Brazil cracks down on a $290 million crypto scheme remains. Latam’s Strategy … Read more

Excellence-Only Policy Puts El Salvador’s Bitcoin Program in Global Spotlight

El Salvador is rapidly cementing its status as a global innovation powerhouse, fusing elite bitcoin education with cutting-edge AI training to supercharge national transformation and global influence. Bitcoin Advocate Applauds El Salvador’s Bold Tech Vision: High Standards, Big Impact El Salvador’s uncompromising commitment to high standards in technology education and bitcoin policy has earned renewed … Read more

El Salvador Committed to Buying Bitcoin Despite IMF Deal, Minister Says

El Salvador is quietly defying the IMF, accelerating daily bitcoin buys and reinforcing its bold crypto strategy on the global stage. El Salvador Keeps Buying Bitcoin Daily Despite IMF Loan Conditions El Salvador’s commitment to bitcoin remains steadfast despite pledges made to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to curb crypto purchases. Speaking during an interview … Read more

Is Someone Lying? IMF Confirms El Salvador’s Compliance With Bitcoin Non-Accumulation Commitment

In a press briefing during the spring meetings of 2025, the IMF highlighted that, according to their data, El Salvador has complied with the bitcoin non-accumulation agenda to which it committed. Nonetheless, the country continues to report regular bitcoin purchases. IMF States El Salvador Has Not Accumulated More Bitcoin, but Bukele Keeps ‘Buying’ The controversy … Read more

89% of Registered Bitcoin Service Providers Remain Inactive in El Salvador

According to records from the Central Reserve Bank, only 20 registered bitcoin service providers (BSPs) are actively operating in El Salvador, one of which is Chivo, the official government wallet that will soon be disbanded. Barren Land: Only 20 Bitcoin Service Providers Operate in El Salvador While El Salvador was one of the first countries … Read more

Latam Insights: Bukele’s US Tour, Panamanian Crypto Bill

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele announces a visit to the U.S., a Panamanian crypto bill gets introduced, and Venezuela suffers after Trump implements secondary tariffs on oil purchases. El Salvador’s Bukele … Read more